This Spirit of the Universe is no saint.
Ye Xuan only smiled and said nothing more. He turned to Old Chi. “Again.”
Old Chi gave a slight nod. The reason he had alerted Ye Xuan in the first place was that he had realised this young man’s background was clearly extraordinary. After all, he knew the Spirit of the Universe extremely well. In the past, that fellow had been insufferably arrogant; when it looked at people, its nostrils pointed skyward.
Yet now, it was actually polite and amiable towards this young sword cultivator before them.
Not simple at all.
Best not to offend him.
It would be far better to form a good karma instead.
Otherwise, he might run into trouble later.
Without further thought, Old Chi abruptly stepped forward. The moment his foot landed, the space in front of Ye Xuan cracked open. Immediately afterwards, a crimson fist seal blasted out. This fist seal seemed forged from countless blood-lightning bolts and radiated a terrifying might that shook the heavens.
Seeing the fist seal, Ye Xuan did not dare be careless. He flicked his sleeve. In an instant, boundless Mortal Sword Intent surged forth and condensed into a single sword.
“Cut!”
With a furious shout, the Mortal Sword slashed directly onto the fist seal.
Bang!
In a flash, both the Mortal Sword and the blood-coloured fist seal shattered. Countless arcs of lightning and sword light exploded outwards. In the blink of an eye, the entire expanse of endless dark void was reduced to nothingness.
At that moment, Old Chi’s figure suddenly turned illusory.
Far away, Ye Xuan’s eyes narrowed. He thrust his sword forward.
Boom!
A horrifying power abruptly erupted from the Qingxuan Sword. The tremendous force instantly sent Ye Xuan flying more than a hundred thousand zhang. Before he could steady himself, an ancient chant suddenly rang in his ears. Immediately afterwards, wave after wave of terrifying energy surged out from the surrounding space like a flood.
A trace of gravity flashed through Ye Xuan’s eyes. He stepped forward. A fearsome sword domain instantly enveloped the entire star region. Countless strands of Mortal Sword Intent criss-crossed and slashed within the domain.
Boom, boom, boom!
For a time, the whole endless dark void shook violently.
On the other side, the Spirit of the Universe watched the scene and frowned. “Sword domain…”
Boom!
Right then, countless Mortal Swords detonated inside the domain. Ye Xuan and Old Chi were both forced back repeatedly.
When they finally stopped, Old Chi looked at Ye Xuan with solemnity in his eyes.
A sword cultivator from countless years later was actually this strong. He truly had not expected it.
Ye Xuan suddenly laughed. “Senior, I’d like to switch swords and try again.”
Old Chi gave a hearty laugh. “By all means.”
Ye Xuan nodded and abruptly vanished.
Old Chi’s eyes narrowed. He stepped forward and threw a punch. The momentum contained within that fist was overwhelming; it could truly collapse entire cosmic star rivers.
At that instant, Ye Xuan’s sword arrived.
Chi!
In a split second, Ye Xuan’s sword effortlessly tore through Old Chi’s fist momentum. Then the Qingxuan Sword pierced straight through Old Chi’s right fist.
Boom!
Old Chi was instantly pinned in place by the Qingxuan Sword.
Old Chi stood frozen on the spot.
His face was filled with disbelief.
He had actually lost?
In the distance, the Spirit of the Universe looked rather unhappy.
Damn it.
This sword was simply absurd.
It was forged by that woman.
Sigh.
The Spirit of the Universe sighed inwardly, suddenly feeling rather helpless.
Far away, Ye Xuan looked at Old Chi, who was pinned by the Qingxuan Sword, and remained silent.
Ever since the Cycle Path, he had not used the Qingxuan Sword again. This time he used it purely to see what effect it would have now.
The result shocked even him.
Without the Qingxuan Sword, he and Old Chi would have been evenly matched.
But the moment he used it, he could crush Old Chi with ease.
The boost in power was honestly a little too ridiculous.
Ye Xuan sighed inwardly. With a flick of his sleeve, the Qingxuan Sword flew back into his hand. He looked at the sword, a complicated expression in his eyes.
At present, this sword would probably only be an ordinary sword in the hands of Qing’er, his father, or his eldest brother.
The augmentation it provided was simply too great.
At that moment, Old Chi suddenly asked, “This sword of yours?”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Qingxuan Sword.”
Old Chi’s expression turned extremely grave. “Your sword is truly terrifying. It tore through my Ancient God Power as if it were paper.”
Ye Xuan was slightly surprised. “Ancient God Power?”
Old Chi nodded. “A special power from our era. You basically never see it in this current age.”
Ye Xuan nodded. “It is indeed very strong.”
Old Chi’s expression was complex. “Strong? In front of your sword, it had no resistance at all.”
Ye Xuan laughed, then said, “Senior, would you be willing to leave Holy City and come with me?”
Old Chi hesitated for a moment, then glanced at the Spirit of the Universe nearby.
The Spirit of the Universe remained calm and silent.
Ye Xuan looked at the Spirit of the Universe and smiled. “Senior, no problem with that, right?”
The Spirit of the Universe said nothing.
Ye Xuan immediately turned to Old Chi. “Since he isn’t speaking, that means he agrees.”
Old Chi’s face stiffened.
The Spirit of the Universe glanced at Ye Xuan and still said nothing.
It had originally wanted to borrow Old Chi’s hand to give this bastard a good thrashing, but it never expected the fellow would actually hold his own.
A miscalculation.
Old Chi glanced at the Spirit of the Universe once more, then clasped his fist towards Ye Xuan. “Many thanks!”
If he could leave, that would naturally be wonderful. After all, who would want to remain imprisoned in that ghastly place?
As if suddenly remembering something, Old Chi hurriedly added, “Young Master Ye, I would like to bring one more person with me. That person has outstanding talent and physique; truly a rare genius.”
Ye Xuan looked at the Spirit of the Universe. The Spirit’s brows furrowed. “Old Chi, aren’t you pushing it a bit far?”
Ye Xuan said calmly, “Little Yu, this small matter shouldn’t be a big issue, right?”
Little Yu.
The Spirit of the Universe’s face froze.
Ye Xuan gazed at it with sudden curiosity. “Senior, you are the spiritual intelligence born of the universe. I’m rather curious; if something were to happen to you, what harm would it do to this universe?”
“It would do none!”
Old Chi quickly chimed in, “He is the Spirit of the Universe. If he were to perish, not only would it not harm this universe, on the contrary, all his cultivation and spiritual energy would return to nourish the universe. At that point, the spiritual energy of this universe would recover to an extremely terrifying degree, at least back to the level of our era!”
Hearing this, Ye Xuan was stunned. He had originally thought that if anything happened to the Spirit of the Universe, the entire cosmos would collapse or its spiritual energy would dry up.
He never imagined that not only would the universe not collapse, it would actually receive enormous benefits.
At this thought, Ye Xuan looked at the Spirit of the Universe. The look in his eyes instantly changed.
Seeing that gaze, the Spirit’s expression shifted. It hurriedly said, “Take him! Take whoever you want! How could I let such a trivial thing affect the friendship between us?”
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